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This week the two girls wardrobes get a makeover, we get sailing lessons from Hokule’a, the ARC yachts arrive and we go even further off grid by leaving St Helena. At last, this is a sailing Vlog, from a budget catamaran ! You can find out a whole lot more on these videos by visiting http://www.svluckyfish.com/category/captains-log/ and follow along our …

In the morning, we lashed the starboard inside 4th beam, trying out the new method taught to us by Capt Bruce on the Hokule’a. Zaya worked up top with Tuya, doing the x-over lashing “in the seam”. We continued to use our 8mm braid. We must try ¼” dacron 3-ply sometime as used on Hokule’a. Doing the lashings was difficult with …

Bullets continue. Rainy/showery morning. Girls replaced the lee-helm self-steering lines with thicker lines which should grip in the cleats better. They helped me fit the battery box we bought back in Walvis Bay, to protect the engine start/windlass battery. Things we learned on Hokule’a. The captain, Bruce Blankenfeld cook and navigator don’t do watches. Watch consists of 3 crew on …

The crew of Luckyfish have a chance sailing encounter at St Helena Island with the crew of the Hawaiian sailing canoe, Hokule’a. We enjoy some R&R at The Consulate Hotel and find one of our hulls has cracked. At last, this is a sailing Vlog from a budget catamaran ! NEW episode every WEEK. You can find out a whole …